Loving Her Nemesis by Zoe Ann Wood

Author:Zoe Ann Wood [Wood, Zoe Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sweet Heart Books LLC
Published: 2020-04-02T16:00:00+00:00

11

Jade

“Yay!” Hailey did a happy little jig, then grabbed her purse and keys. “I’ll follow you home so you can leave your car there. I can drive you home again later. That way, you can have a drink or two without worrying about driving.”

Jade grinned at her. “That’s nice of you,” she said as Hailey locked up the front door. “But won’t you be drinking, too?”

At that, Hailey paused. A soft smile lit up her face. “Actually, we’re trying to get pregnant. I’m staying off alcohol for the time being.”

Jade touched her arm. “That’s wonderful!”

Hailey lifted one shoulder in a shrug. “I’m excited about it. But we’re not telling people yet, so…”

“I won’t tell anyone,” Jade assured her, very serious. “I don’t gossip.”

It seemed for a moment that Hailey would ask her about her statement, but she pointed at a bulky SUV. “This is me,” she said. “I’ll follow you, okay?”

Jade hurried to her car and drove home with Hailey tailing her. She’d been gone from home for more than an hour, so it was safe to assume that Ben had already left. Her insides still flipped at the thought of him in her house, in her bathroom, but she stamped those feelings down hard. Their agreement—exchanging showers for a fence—was a business transaction, and emotions had no place in it.

She refused to even look at Ben’s trailer to see if he was there. The Williams house was dark and empty, a looming presence at the end of the road. Jade jumped out of her car and hurried to Hailey’s, slamming the door a little too hard.

“Let’s go,” she said, feeling as though she was a participant in a money heist.

If Hailey thought her behavior was weird, she didn’t comment on it. Instead, she chatted about her work, Millie and the bakery, and told Jade all about her husband’s work at the high school. Jade knew Rhett from work and cooperated with him whenever the marching band was needed for games and other sporting events.

It was nice, just chatting with someone. She’d missed having girlfriends, meeting them for coffee or drinks, and being able to unload her problems on someone else. It wasn’t that she expected help or advice from Hailey, but talking had her feeling as though she wasn’t all alone in this world.

They met Millie at the tavern, and the hostess showed them to an empty booth in the back of the room. The place was crowded enough for a weeknight, with locals having dinner and talking loudly to make themselves heard. Millie greeted an older woman with frizzy white-blonde hair sitting in the next booth, and the woman glared at them all in response.

Jade’s stomach rumbled. She hadn’t eaten since before her run, and now the mouth-watering aroma of burgers and fries convinced her to follow along with Millie and Hailey’s evening plans.

They ordered cheesy fries to share, and Millie assured Jade that the special was worth trying at least once. That decision resulted in a massive burger that Jade couldn’t finish on her own.

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